*Tay*
Me and Alex have been together for just about a little over a week now, and it's been some of the greatest days of my life.
It's like he just gets more and more adorable every second! I find myself thinking about him all the time, I can't get Alex out of my head. I honestly feel like letting him into my life was the greatest choice I've ever made..I have absolutely no reason to regret it.
He's been pretty tired though, and a little stressed out lately, because when I talked him into skipping that Friday with me last week, he ended up missing out on a lot more than he thought he would in his honors classes, and he's got a few tests coming up that he's been driving himself crazy over.
I can't help but feel really guilty about it, but anytime I try to apologize, he'll just shrug it off like its nothing and kiss me on the cheek. But I know he actually DOES care about the possibility of falling behind. That boy is a nerd in disguise.
Speaking of that boy...
I felt two arms wrap around my middle as I was closing my locker.
"Hello gorgeous." Alex kissed the top of my head, and I turned around in his arms and gave his lips a peck.
"Hey!" I smiled, then scanned his face. He was starting to get bags under his eyes.
"Baby..you look tired." I frowned.
He just shook his head and chuckled.
"I had a lot of homework..no big deal."
"Yes it is."
He sighed in defeat, then he took my hands in his, and rested his forehead against mine.
"I'm fine, Tay. Really, I am."
I pouted, gazing my concerned eyes into his. He gave me a little smile, then pecked me on the nose.
"I missed you."
"Alex, you saw me this morning, literally like ten minutes ago. I actually drove us here."
"But I was studying in the car! We didn't talk...and thanks for driving by the way."
He reached down and pecked me on the lips.
Just then, we heard a squeal.
"AWWWWWHH!!"
We both turned around to see Hayley skipping over in her sparkly Converse.
Alex hung his arm around my shoulders, and grinned at Hayley.
"Hey Hayl, what's up?" I greeted my curly-haired friend.
"YOU TWO ARE SOOOO CUTE TOGETHER!! I AM SOOOO GLAD YOU'RE TOGETHER, OH MY GOSH!" She beamed with happiness, causing both me and Alex to roll our eyes and smirk at her.
"Yeah, we know. You tell us that everyday!" Alex laughed.
"BECAUSE EVERYDAY IT GETS CUTER AND CUTER! YOU DESERVE TO KNOW HOW PERFECT YOU GUYS ARE!"
Alex turned to me and smiled.
"Oh, I know." He winked, then gave me a kiss on the forehead.
Hayley squealed some more, then checked her big pink watch on her wrist.
"Aw, shit! I need to print out that report for English! Bye lovebirds!!"
She took off down the hallway, and into the school library.
Alex turned back to me and grinned, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"She's right, you know. About us being perfect and all that.."
I started blushing, and I looked down at my feet, causing Alex to chuckle.
"You just keep on encouraging her..don't you ever get embarrassed, at all?"
He shook his head in response.
"Nah, why would I get embarrassed? I've got the prettiest girl in this whole fucking school, I wanna show you off!" He chuckled, noticing that my cheeks reddened even more.
Just then, the bell sounded, signaling that we were late for homeroom. My teacher doesn't mind, but Alex's on the other hand, I don't know.
"Oh my gosh, Alex! You have to get to class! Go!" I gave him a small push, not wanting to get him in any more school trouble.
He smirked, and held his hands up in surrender.
"You're just gonna push me away like that? No goodbye kiss or nothin'?"
I rolled my eyes and grinned, wrapping my arms around his neck.
What a fucking goofball.
A cute one, though.
He grinned back at me, before leaning down and connecting our lips in a sweet, three second kiss, before pulling away, and waving goodbye to me as he walked to his class.
That boy will be the death of me.

*Alex*
I was walking to algebra with Tay, but she had to go to the bathroom, so now I'm waiting outside for her to come out. I whipped out my phone to text Jack, Zack, and Rian on a group kik.
Me: Hey guys, Tay's birthdays coming up. Any ideas??
They replied a few seconds later.
Jack- lol sex.
Me- Dude! :/
Zack- Haha, Jack! And idk man, take her someplace nice?
Me- But where??
Jack- sex.
I rolled my eyes and decided to ignore everything Jack sends.
Zack- Dinner??
Me- No, its gotta be bigger than that.
Jack- sexsexsexsexsexsexsex
Me- JACK STFU
Jack- SEEEEEEEEXXXXX!!!
Rian- Jack, please settle down. Anyway... Alex, why don't you go on a little trip or something??

Rian is a pure genius.

Me- Oh yeah!! Then we'd all get to go and everything! K thanks guys, she's coming back now.
Rian- No problem, bro.
Zack- Excited for that trip, dude!
Jack- Sex.
I shook my head and laughed, then slipped my phone into my back pocket, as Tay came out of the bathroom and re-linked her fingers with mine.
"Who were ya texting?" Tay asked, swinging our arms in between us as we got closer to the classroom.
"Oh, just talking to the guys." I smiled, just thinking about how she's gonna love her birthday surprise.
"About??" She raised her eyebrows and smirked.
"About you."
"Oh really? What about me?"
"I have a surprise for you." I grinned, holding the oddly heavy door to the classroom open for her.
"Ugh! Alex!! You know I hate surprises!" She whined, pouting at me as we took our seats.
I shrugged stubbornly, and smirked.
Just then, the bell rang, and I turned my attention to the teacher.
I seriously needed to catch up on things, it's like I'm just falling more and more behind in my classes. It's been stressing me out like hell. I have to keep my straight A's, or everything will go wrong.
My dad will find out, and I'll be a complete disgrace. The anxiety and pressure I feel to be the picture perfect son, and make my father proud, is extremely high. If anything gets the way of that, I think I'll go insane.
I saw a little folded up piece of paper land on my desk. I looked down at it from previously looking up at the equation on the board.
"What's the surprise???"
I looked over at Tay, and gave her a little forced smile. I wanted to continue flirting and conversing with her, but I really needed to stay focused.
I wrote back, before returning my gaze to the board.
"Can't tell you yet. I gotta catch up, talk to you after, okay?"
I turned to see her reaction, and she just gave me a small smile, and nodded.
I nodded back, and continued working.

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We were at home now, and I was studying hard for an upcoming chemistry quiz, having finished my homework an hour ago. I was laying on my bed, leaning against the pillows, with my binder propped up on my knees.
Tay walked into the room, and laid down beside me.
It was silent for a while, and I turned to notice her staring at me.
"What?" I gave her a puzzled look.
"Stop working yourself so fucking hard, Alex. You need a break."
I shook my head in protest.
"No I don't. The teachers are putting in new grades all this week on the online system, and that includes a lot of make up work that's made me fall behind. I gotta pass EVERY test I get, Tay!" I sighed out of frustration, and put my head in my hands.
"You sound very determined."
I simply nodded, and then leaned my head on hers.
She hugged her arms around mine, and rubbed my back.
"How about you finish for today, and I can help you relieve your stress." She smirked at me.
I looked at her for a moment, but then couldn't help but give in.
"Alright, I surrender." I chuckled.
She giggled, then crawled into my lap and straddled me. She removed my beanie from my head, then started running her fingers through my hair and biting her lip.
"It's been a long fucking day." I sighed.
She wrapped her arms around my neck, and nodded.
"I'm sorry, babe."
I gave her a little smile, then leaned in and closed the space between us. Then, I pulled away for a second.
"It's alright, I have you to keep me calm." I smirked, then leaned back in, and continued kissing her soft lips.

We ended up falling asleep after a while, and I woke up with her sleeping on my chest. I smiled at the sight, then remembered about school.
I pulled out my phone, then typed in the website to check my grades.
What I saw, changed my whole expression.
I felt disappointed, sad, frustrated, and like a fucking idiot.
This can't be fucking serious.

Notes

Sorry, boring filler.
I have a 3 day weekend, so I'm gonna try to get some more chapters in.
Oh gosh, I even made this chapter about school..
But since we're on that topic...OMG YOU GUYS!! So today in English, my teacher said the word "calamity", and it was written on the board and everything! It took like everything in me not to break out into song xD And yes, I realize that I'm the only person who gets excited about this kind of thing.. haha :P

I've been really anxious lately, and less confident about this story, but you guys have been super sweet, and that helps and it makes me really happy. So please continue commenting, because you're the only thing keeping me from driving myself insane x) <3

Thanks! :)

Title cred: For Baltimore- All Time Low